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Seoul, which has borne the brunt of the losses, jumped as much as seven percent at one point.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In that time the methane that got into the atmosphere was as much as the emissions of a half-million cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
And, more notably, the verdant terrain of Birkdale had dried out as much as any player could recall at an Open Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Shares sank as much as 57% to an intraday low of $2.37, the stock’s largest intraday percentage decline on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But as much as modern humanity’s hearts went out to their ancestors, their antecedents, they knew that the paradox and the ripple would make intervention very difficult.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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